MISS M A OPARE-ADDO v WANDSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL [2002] UKEAT 740_01_1107
[1]APPEARANCES For the Appellant MR S GILL (of Counsel) Instructed by: Messrs Phoenix Nova Solicitors Ranan House 456 Kingsland Road London E8 4AA For the Respondent MR R TATA (Solicitor) Messrs DMH Solicitors 40 High Street Crawley West Sussex RH10 1BW JUDGE D M LEVY QC This was listed as a hearing of an appeal by Miss Opare-Addo ("the Appellant") from a Decision of an Employment Tribunal promulgated on 9 May 2001. By that Decision, the Tribunal had dismissed a claim by her for discrimination in job evaluation and unfair dismissal. The Appellant has sought an adjournment of the hearing.[2]The application for an adjournment was not opposed by the Wandsworth Borough Council, the Respondent, if the appropriate provisions could be made for its costs. The parties have reached a formula satisfactory, as we understand it, to both parties as to this.[3]The reason for seeking the adjournment apparently is that insufficient preparation has been done by the Appellant's solicitors, newly instructed and with staffing difficulties, in preparing the case for appeal.[4]Rather than have an ill-prepared case presented to us today, we thought it appropriate to give leave, on the terms which the advocates appearing before us today have agreed including directions for the further hearing. We will order that the hearing be adjourned to a further date when those directions have been carried out.[5]I will ask the advocates here to prepare a minute of the agreed directions, both as to costs and to the notes of evidence etc required, which they orally presented to us.